diabetic gingivitis

di·a·bet·ic gin·gi·vi·tis

gingivitis in which the host response to bacterial plaque is presumably modified by the metabolic alterations encountered in patients with uncontrolled diabetes.

di·a·bet·ic gin·gi·vi·tis

(dīă-betik jinji-vītis)

Gum disease in which the host response to bacterial plaque is presumably modified by metabolic alterations encountered in patients with uncontrolled diabetes.